| The Good Brother Contributor(s): Offutt, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684846195 ISBN-13: 9780684846194 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: After fleeing his problems in Kentucky, Virgil Caudill finds a new name and identity in Montana. But the nightmare world of extremist militia groups and his own haunted past bring his new life to a crashing halt in this long-awaited first novel by one of "Granta's" Best Young American Fiction Writers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Thrillers - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Appalachians - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: Virgil Caudill has never gone looking for trouble, but this time he's got no choice -- his hell-raising brother Boyd has been murdered. Everyone knows who did it, and in the hills of Kentucky, tradition won't let a murder go unavenged. No matter which way he chooses, Virgil will lose. The Good Brother, Chris Offutt's finely crafted first novel, is the story of Virgil's struggle to find his real self in the wake of an impossible choice. Traversing the American landscape from the hollows of Eastern Kentucky to the plains of Montana, Offutt explores the hunger for belonging that drives our most passionate beliefs, and in the process shows himself to be one of our most powerful storytellers |
Contributor Bio(s): Offutt, Chris: - Chris Offutt is an award-winning author and screenwriter. He worked on the HBO drama True Blood and the Showtime series Weeds. His books include Kentucky Straight, The Same River Twice, The Good Brother, Out of the Woods, and No Heroes: A Memoir of Coming Home. His work has appeared in The Best American Essays, The Best American Short Stories, and many other anthologies. He lives near Oxford, Mississippi. |